A vehicle plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, killing at least 10 people and injuring 30, authorities reported. Eyewitnesses stated that after ramming into the crowd, the driver exited the vehicle and opened fire. Police returned fire, neutralizing the attacker. The injured were transported to local hospitals, and the area […]
The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that 12 Palestinians lost their lives and 41 Palestinians were injured in 2 attacks carried out by Israeli forces in the last 48 hours. The total loss of life in the attacks that started in October last year has increased to 45,553 and the number of injured has increased […]
A training plane made a hard landing in a field in Denizli, Türkiye. The aircraft flipped upside down and became stuck in the mud. Emergency teams, including gendarmerie, health, and fire services, responded quickly after a local resident reported the crash. Pilot Şükrü Yiğit Devebacak, who sustained injuries in the accident, was rescued and […]
A Russian drone shot down by Ukrainian defence systems fell on a residential building in Ukraine’s capital, Kyiv. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said that one woman died and 6 people were injured in the incident. Four of the injured were treated at the scene and 2 people were taken to the hospital, added the mayor. […]
Halime Nuray Bağrıaçık, a mother from Hatay, Türkiye, who survived the devastating Kahramanmaraş-centered earthquake, lost two of her daughters in the disaster and now fights for a new life with her 8-year-old daughter, Irem. Rescued 16 hours after the quake, Bağrıaçık lost her left arm, while Irem, pulled from the rubble on the fifth […]
Thousands of local and foreign visitors in the Cappadocia region, where the occupancy rate reached 100 percent on New Year’s Eve, boarded hot air balloons on the morning of the first day of the new year. “Today is the first day of the year. The weather in Cappadocia is very nice. The weather conditions in […]
On New Year’s Day, thousands gathered in Istanbul following morning prayers at the Hagia Sophia Grand Mosque to march to the Galata Bridge in solidarity with Gaza in Istanbul. Organized by 308 civil society groups under the National Will Platform, participants waved Palestinian and Turkish flags while chanting slogans like “We are waking up the […]
People of Syria celebrated the first New Year without the Assad regime with enthusiasm. Gathering in Umayyad Square in the capital Damascus, thousands welcomed the new year with fireworks.
A fireworks stand exploded in Prizren, Kosovo, on New Year’s Eve, injuring at least two people, one seriously. The incident, which occurred at 9:33 p.m. local time, caused damage to nearby buildings and vehicles. Emergency responders transported the injured to Prizren State Hospital. Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosion.
The German capital Berlin, which is flocked by numerous local and foreign tourists, welcomed the New Year with hundreds of fireworks last night. The biggest celebration in the city was in front of the Berlin Brandenburg Gate, where approximately 65,000 people attended the big New Year’s Eve party “Celebrate at the Gate” to watch local […]